SOLUTION: If it takes 3 guys 8 hours to finish a job, how long would it take 5 guys to finish the same job?

Question 829558: If it takes 3 guys 8 hours to finish a job, how long would it take 5 guys to finish the same job?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josmiceli:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3*8=24 man hours
24/5=4.8 hours

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It takes 3 guys 8 hrs to finish a job
1 guy will take 3 times as long to do the same job, so
1 guy takes 24 hrs to finish the job
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5 guys will take 1/5 of that time to do the same job, so
5 guys take hrs to finish the job
minutes, so
5 guys take 4 hrs and 48 min to finish the same job

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